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Colossians 3:22-4:1
Legacy Standard Bible

22 (A)Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters [a]according to the flesh, (B)not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but with [b]integrity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 Whatever you do, do your work [c]heartily, (C)as for the Lord [d]rather than for men, 24 (D)knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward [e]of (E)the inheritance. [f](F)Serve the Lord Christ. 25 For (G)he who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and [g](H)that without partiality.

Final Instructions and Greetings

4 Masters, show to your slaves what is right and fair, (I)knowing that you too have a Master in heaven.

Footnotes

  1. Colossians 3:22 Or on earth
  2. Colossians 3:22 Lit simplicity
  3. Colossians 3:23 Lit from the soul
  4. Colossians 3:23 Lit and not
  5. Colossians 3:24 Consisting of
  6. Colossians 3:24 Or You serve the Lord Christ
  7. Colossians 3:25 Lit there is no partiality
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Colossians 3:22-4:1
Lexham English Bible

22 Slaves, obey your human[a] masters in everything, not while being watched[b], as people pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 Whatever you do, accomplish it from the soul, as to the Lord, and not to people, 24 because you[c] know that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. Serve[d] the Lord Christ. 25 For the one who does wrong will receive back whatever wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.

4 Masters, grant your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you also have a master in heaven.

Footnotes

  1. Colossians 3:22 Literally “according to the flesh”
  2. Colossians 3:22 Literally “with eye-service”
  3. Colossians 3:24 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“know”) which is understood as causal
  4. Colossians 3:24 Or “You serve”; the same Greek verb form can be understood as either imperative (“serve”) or indicative (“you serve”), so that commentators and Bible translations differ
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